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Re: Top 5 Movies About Music
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shawnmoney
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"Jawbone - Glad to hear from someone else who enjoyed “’Round Midnight” as well. I havn’t seen it for quite some time, but I’m anxious to revisit it.Definitely even more excited to see “Once” after reading your comments (and listening to Adam and Sam’s). The trailer piqued my interest and the subsequent buzz has reinforced it. As a freelance designer and illustrator, the “creative process” is an all too familiar one, but I agree with you that most films dealing with that subject matter don’t delve deep enough or show enough of it.Totally forgot about “Mo’ Better Blues!” It was one of my favorite Spike Lee joints from back in the day. Although totally different, it’s BIG color, BIG costumes and BIG sound are some of the same things I loved about “Amadeus.” Terence Blanchard supplied great music for Mr. Lee then, and continues to do so now.Time to try and convince the significan ... " [More]
Re: Top 5 Movies About Music
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shawnmoney
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Filmspotting
"Great show and great Top 5 picks from both you and Sam.Here are some of my suggestions for memorable movies about music:1 - “8 Mile” and “Hustle & Flo” - I’m not a huge rap afficianado, but both of these movies were big surprises that I really enjoyed.2 - “Quadraphenia” - A little older selection. I saw this around the same time I first watched “A Clockwork Orange” and remember being suprisingly affected by it. Don’t know if it was a British phase, or if I was living vicariously through the scooter-riding Mods, but I really dug it.3 - “High Fidelity” and “School of Rock” - Hard to ignore this Jack Black double feature. I’m a huge Cusack fan and have been lovingly referred to as a “music snob” by my wife. Anyone who has ever made a mix tape or has a music collection that spans vinyl, cassette, compact disc and mp3 cannot deny these two great flicks.4 - “Amadeus” ... " [More]